Brussels, 27/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - The universal postal service carried out by the British Royal Mail is exempt from VAT insofar as this operator provides postal services in response to the essential needs of the British population. This is the thrust of the decision made on Thursday 23 April by the European Court of Justice in a case (C-357/07) where TNT Post UK Ltd questioned the legality of the Royal Mail's tax exemption. The ECJ notes, however, that the Royal Mail is subject to VAT...